Ragu Bianco is on the menu today! This was the original bolognese sauce from northern Italy. Before the famous tomato-based meat sauce happened, Ragu Bianco existed. And it is absolutely delicious! It’s made with a trio of meat cooked with an Italian soffritto, white wine, and a few other flavorings to create the most sensational sauce. If you love a good meat sauce, I am so certain you’ll love this!
Recipe: https://asimplepalate.com/blog/white-bolognese-ragu-bianco/
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 medium/large red or yellow onion
1 large carrot
1 large celery rib
5 garlic cloves
4 oz diced pancetta
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
3/4 cup dry white wine, I used Pinot Grigio
2 cups chicken stock or beef stock
3/4 cup whole milk, divided
2 rosemary sprigs, tied with kitchen twine or placed in tea bag (see notes on this)
1 lb dried tagliatelle or pappardelle
1 1/2 cups pasta water
salt & black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
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Hope you all enjoy this one!! The onion in this was potent🥴 A few things to note (I also have other notes on the website) but you can totally add fresh basil at the end! This sauce I find is so incredibly delicious that I don't even think about herbs being needed, but you can add them. 🙂 Try not to over-salt when seasoning the meats, the liquids reduce a lot, and the whole thing is finished with Parm so the salt really stands out at the end if it is too heavy. Just keep that in mind. But enjoy!! It's soo good☺
Excellent and Thank you ✨✨
Love all you're video's so easy to follow and very tasty .love to you and all you're family,God bless until you're next video can't wait x
I'm in the middle of the video! and I'm so hungry now
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This looks delicious! I want to make Ragu Bianco now. I also use a food processor for Bolognese for the same reason. I like all the bits to have the same size consistency with the meat. Adding rind adds something good to the flavor, thanks for sharing that secret in your other recipe.
Perfect 💯It looks very good to me ..Kashar cheese has aded a special flavour 👌
So yummy 😊
Spaghetti is OVERRATED. F TIER PASTA.
That makes my mouth watering. I can't wait to make this dish.
Thanks for another great recipe 😋 Take care
Thanks all 3 of you for another nice video. Doing a Bolognese is good I like to switch different recipes in a rotation even if it's slight little changes this way you don't get bored. Making a lot of it is smart. It's just like you said all you have to do is cook the pasta of your choice then reheat the meat up & adding a little pasta water.
That looks absolutely wonderful. I never considered a pasta sauce without tomatoes, but I notice as I am getting older, I am finding that tomatoes don't agree with me as much as they used to. This sauce might be the new way to go.
I know I have asked this, but will do so again. How do you guys stand it for hours on end smelling those sauces of yours cook without going crazy?
I've watched you now make both ragus. I've made this for my wife and friends and they couldn't believe how good it was. I always tell them it's restaurant quality. Lol. Thank you again Bethany
Will you marry me?
I only wish I could be there along side you smelling the kitchen as the dish progresses. You’ve inspired me to not only prepare this variation of bolognese but I also make my own pasta now. Not bad for a 70 year old retiree, the only downside is I have to hike more to maintain my ‘shape’! Thanks again to you both for such quality productions.
Hey Girl 🥀. I wish it could be called something else besides a "RAGU". All that work to make a DELIZIOSO dish and it's named after the most horrible tasting commercial tomato sauce. I remember my mom bought it once…..once😂. I can still remember that dinner when my Dad said to her, what is this 💩. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Day 🇺🇲✝️🇮🇹 Ciao Cara Mia 🥀
Yummy 😊
This has always been my go to Italian dish, and this version looks delicious and fantastic😋
The crying while those onions are sliced and chopped, I feel that! lol. I have never heard of a tomato-less bolognese! Very interested to try this!
Nice touch with the carrot and celery Bethany! My wife and I sometimes make homemade pasta and it is delicious! Doesn't swell too much so have to make allowances for other ingredients. Full feeling without the bloat of much of the store bought, even spaghetti! 😁It takes some trial and error but using a Kitchen Aid mixer with attachments has helped a great deal. Hope you give it a try!
Cheers Bethany!
I love love love making white Bolognese too! This time of year I rotate between short rib ragù, traditional red Bolognese, and white Bolognese — they’re all so different and so comforting in their own way. One tip I picked up from a Lidia B. video that I now always use: grinding the pancetta with the garlic in the food processor. It’s absolutely divine. Then, while that’s sautéing, I grind the rest of the soffritto and add it to the pot. Game changer!
Congratulations on 80,000 subscribers. I will try this my son gets heartburn with cooked tomatoes so I will give it a go. I love your channel, we love basil here so it’s nice to know to add. Thank you!
This dish looks awesome! I also want to comment on how well your editing has come. When I watch your videos I feel like im watching something on Food Network. Congratulations on the 80k, onwards to that 100k plaque😊
Thanks for another great recipe
Linguini my favorite.
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Love this. it's also fabulous on a baked potato!
This is such a northern Italian ragú they don’t even call it Bianca! There is nowhere for the quality of the ingredients to hide without the tomatoes. What is the fat percentage on the ground beef? I should look at the recipe.
Love the idea of using a tea strainer for the rosemary, Bethany. Now if I can just find the drawer it’s hiding in…
Ahem… is there a story behind the food processor? It looks a little retro. Ours is from the 70s and looks like it was designed by General Patton, but it still works and will likely outlive me.
Brava, Bethany! Questa ricetta e magnífica!
The classic was awesome so, I'll be trying this one too!
Thanks Bethany 😊
Onion vapor eye irritant solution. Open freezer, place your face in the freezer for 15 seconds. Eyes stop watering from onion tear gas. Problem solved.
cook on low simmer for 1-1.5 hr; why not include this in info with ingredients?👎
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Love this. It would probably be better if you didn’t wear the jacket though. Just sayin. I can see how it gets in the way. Changes the flavor.
Thanks, Bethany. Another one of your recipes to make me the best chef at home. Keep them coming. 😊🎉
First video I’ve seen from you in while.
Lovely recipe! I’ll give this a go.
Not sure why my feed only shows your videos sporadically.
But I gave it a thumbs up and a comment, so hopefully it wakes up the algorithm.
Fantastic looking dish! 👍🏼👍🏼
I've made Bolognese Bianco before… they actually do put some passata in it I'm pretty sure… and no rosemary… no herbs…
why these wives, with nice kitchens and utensils, don't use aprons? Is it because of Megan Markle's cooking pathetic show?
I love that you left some "reality" in this vid!
Look's yummy!
I couldn’t wait and since I already had all the necessary ingredients on hand, made this last night! Wow!!!! I really thought it would be lacking as the colour of my ragu wasn’t as deep as yours, Beth. However, I was wrong! The flavour of this Ragu and creamy texture once plated was a*m*a*z*i*n*g! (5 stars!) This recipe is definitely a keeper and going into my rotation. Cheers! Editing to add I shared with my son who is excited about trying it, too.
I made your stew yesterday. My wife and I just loved it. Great winter treat!
I think I need to try this recipe – looks delicious and it's a good alternative to my regular tomato based "ragù alla bolognese". Thumbs up from me 👍
I’m not sure what “amazing dish and amazing sweater” is in Italian but, you know, that!
Mniam mniam…To musi byc dobre! Brawo,brawo,bravissimo!!!
I made your beef stew and chili this week and both came out great. Love your channel.